News Releases

ASA and Fellow Farm Groups Ask U.S. to Push Europe on TTIP Negotiations

June 9, 2016

In a letter to United States Trade Representative Michael Froman and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week, ASA and fellow farm groups pushed to ensure that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) effectively addresses all ...

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Urge Your Member of Congress to Co-Sponsor the Biodiesel Tax Credit

June 9, 2016

Soy growers are encouraged to contact their members of the U.S. House of Representatives and urge them to cosponsor H.R. 5240, the Biodiesel Tax Credit. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) introduced the ...

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Coalition Underscores Urgent Need For GMO Labeling Compromise This Week

June 9, 2016

Pamela Bailey, President and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, and Chuck Conner, President and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, released a statement this week calling on Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat ...

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ASA Calls on EPA to Improve RFS Proposed Rule

June 9, 2016

ASA today called on the Environmental Protection Agency to increase the proposed volumes for biomass-based diesel to 2.5 billion gallons for 2018 in the Proposed Rule for Renewable Fuel Standard at an EPA national public ...

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ASA Intensifies Push for Immediate Approval of Soy Traits in Europe

June 9, 2016

ASA ramped up its call for approval of three outstanding soybean traits by the European Union this week, saying that the tools are a critical part of the industry’s ongoing quest to meet sustainability and ...

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